October 28 – 30, 2024
Resorts World Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES
October 28 – 30, 2024
Resorts World Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES
Emily Risinger is Planning + Urban Design Director at Downtown Austin Alliance. Her expertise in participatory planning and design shines through her ability to build partnerships, not just projects.
A certified facilitator and Leader in Place Management, Emily creates positive change—environmentally, aesthetically, and socially.
She is the current Vice Lead of Downtown Austin Alliance’s Active Urbanism Committee and is a member of IDA, APA, USGBCI, and ULI.
Emily is a proud double graduate of University of Texas at Austin (B.S. Urban Studies; M.S. Community + Regional Planning). Her work and contributions to the quality of life and vitality of cities throughout Texas and the U.S. is recognized through many awards, publications, and speaking engagements.
Prior to joining Downtown Austin Alliance, Emily was Associate at international landscape architecture firm, Design Workshop, Inc. where she also served as Executive Director of a 501c3 nonprofit foundation.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Los Angeles Convention Center - West Hall, 515B
Historically, major highways in American downtowns have divided communities and resulted in racial and socioeconomic injustices. Now, they present opportunities to right past wrongs and achieve greater prosperity and equity. Many cities across the country are experimenting with the “cap and stitch” concept, which aims to shrink the footprint of the highway; cap the lowered highway; and stitch the bridges. Cap-and-stitch projects are major market makers for the real estate industry. First, improvements to infrastructure access and the public realm increase market demand. Second, through newly built caps, additional developable lands are provided. However, without careful planning, these new opportunities […]